Accounts Assistant – Part Time

We’re currently recruiting an experienced Accounts Assistant on behalf of a well-reputed and successful distributor, known internationally for their well-loved brands. The organisation is seeing high growth and as such are now seeking someone to join their small finance team.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Transactional accounting – sales ledger and purchase ledger
• Client account reconciliations
• Bank reconciliations, posting and balancing
• Daily receipts processing
• Preparation of payment runs and BACS transfers
• Taking ownership of the debtor ledger and chasing debt by telephone and email and reducing debtor days
• Escalating risks and reviews of bad debts

Skills and experience required:

• AAT / QBE
• Previous experience of credit control in a B2B environment
• A high level of IT user competence, particularly in Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP’s & Formulas) with practical experience of using accountancy software systems (Microsoft Dynamics NAV 365 desirable)
• An approachable and engaging communicator
• Helpful team member, happy to provide support to colleagues in other areas where required

Hours of work:

• Monday to Friday 25 – 30 hours per week (client is flexible on the days / hours worked)

Salary and benefits:

• £25,000 pro-rata
• 23 days annual holiday + 8 bank holidays (3 to be taken at Christmas)
• Discretionary bonus
• Workplace pension